I recently bought an Apple MacBook (non-Pro version, and no, I didn’t spring for the black) to use as a general work/fun/whatever laptop. Generally, I have an aversion to buying laptops that aren’t fully loaded, but I really wanted a nice, portable machine. The MacBook was the right machine at the right price.
Now, I do have a Mac Mini that I’ve been using as a server for the past year: it’s a great little workhorse, pulling duty as a file server, the music server, the on-and-off Ventrilo server, etc. But I never really used it for much beyond that. But with the MacBook, I find that I can take it almost anywhere: it boots quickly and is fast and responsive.
Originally, I figured I’d have to spring for BBEdit to get a good text/HTML editor, but good old Joe told me about Textmate: an editor for Mac OS X written by a UNIX geek. And lo, it was good. I’ve only spent a short time with it, but it’s already one of my favorite editors. It’s got nifty “bundles” which allow users to extend the functionality of the editor. Currently, I’ve been playing with the blogging bundle, which let’s me create, edit and post blog entries via Textmate. Very useful for on the road blogging.
Unfortunately, it’s also rekindled my love for Nethack. I should probably install Larn, too, for even more dungeon crawling fun,
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